27 new photos from a MICHIGAN trip!!!

[bandit957]

An important Christmas family gathering in Port Huron, Michigan, doubled as a Roads Scholaring, and it yielded many a roadly exhibit.

This outing predated my whooping cough battle and broken finger, and you're gonna peep the whole thing until your face flies off in public...

http://bunkerblast.info/roadpics/ph17a.html
http://bunkerblast.info/roadpics/ph17b.html

[jon daly]

I dug the Ohio portion because it feels sort of alien to me. But the Michigan portion pics could've been taken in southern New England; except for the diamond-shaped state road symbol.

More importantly, you got me to look up the Dixie Highway. I imagine a lot of poor southerners, both black and white, traveled these roads to look for work at the Detroit auto factories.

[Brandon]

I dug the Ohio portion because it feels sort of alien to me. But the Michigan portion pics could've been taken in southern New England; except for the diamond-shaped state road symbol.

Why should this surprise you?  Michigan's original settlers (including my ancestors), outside of some French Canadians, were from New England.

[jon daly]

I wouldn't call it surprising, but I've never been there; except for a stop at DTW.

[Brandon]

I wouldn't call it surprising, but I've never been there; except for a stop at DTW.

You should do an in-depth visit some day.  Some of the small towns can look very much like places in New England.

Here's a few from the Upper Peninsula:
https://goo.gl/maps/Z2JdcsJEUn12
https://goo.gl/maps/aSrVfxK1e2K2
https://goo.gl/maps/tLdo4R3fcmx
https://goo.gl/maps/xQvxS2z8hqo

[hbelkins]

I dug the Ohio portion because it feels sort of alien to me. But the Michigan portion pics could've been taken in southern New England; except for the diamond-shaped state road symbol.

More importantly, you got me to look up the Dixie Highway. I imagine a lot of poor southerners, both black and white, traveled these roads to look for work at the Detroit auto factories.

Readin, Ritin, and Route 23. I've also heard Route 25.